Recommend me a CMS system

[b0redom]

Hi All,
I'm trying to set up a pretty simple web app, but design really isn't my thing, so I thought I'd investigate using a ready done CMS system.

The only requirements are:

1) Able to run snippets of custom PHP inside the web page to retrieve data from APIs in JSON format and then parse it.

2) Able to have basic web forms, ie a text box and a submit button, which links to a HTTP GET/POST.

I could knock something together myself, but as I say it would look ugly.

Any recommendations?

b0redom

[Saracen]

Budget? Or free?

I do run a CMS, though haven't done any active development for a while. But last time I looked, it was in the $300-$400 range.

[b0redom]

Free. It's really only going to be used as a presentation layer for a noddy project I'm cobbling together. I had a quick stab with Wordpress, but it seems like adding custom PHP (only a couple of lines) or a simple html form with a POST requires a bunch of plugins.

[kalniel]

Drupal. Might be a bit heavy for something simple I guess. Please don't ask me anything about it, bane of my life

[finlay666]

Drupal/Wordpress really, Wordpress is definitely lighter and has a lot of plugins if there is something missing

[Splash]

Whatever you end up going with be sure to sign up to their security advisory lists.

[Dr Krepz]

I highly recommend October CMS. It's free and open source, based on PHP and made for developers. As with anything, there's a learning curve, but imo it's totally worth it.

Edit: It actually sounds like you're looking for more of a framework than a CMS, if you want pre-designed components. Have you looked into using bootstrap, foundation or material ui?